The equestrian events of the TO2015 Pan American Games will take place approximately an hour north of the city of Toronto in the Orangeville/Caledon/Mono area. The transportation options offered by TO2015 for getting to the equestrian games, assume that you will be travelling by car (preferably car-pooling), parking at the Albion Hills Conservation Area and […]
All four members of Canada’s recently-announced dressage team for the 2015 Pan American Games have something else in common that they can boast about: they are former recipients of the Canadian Dressage Athlete Assistance Program (C-DAAP). Team members Brittany Fraser, Megan Lane, Belinda Trussell and Chris Von Martels all benefited from the funding that C-DAAP […]
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
A Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) funded study has been published in the Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Childhood. Principal Investigator Andrea Beetz PhD shared the news recently that her team’s research project entitled A Comparison of Equine-Assisted Intervention and Conventional Play-Based Early Intervention for Mother-Child Dyads with Insecure Attachment has been published. From the […]
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today revealed the seven winners of the 2015 ASPCA Help a Horse Day contest, a nationwide grant competition for equine rescues and sanctuaries to raise awareness about the year-round work they do to save and care for at-risk horses. The three grand prize […]
The team members that will represent Chile in show jumping events at the 2015 Pan American Games have been named. The 2015 Pan American Games take place from July 10 to 26 in Toronto, ON, with show jumping events being held July 21-25 at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in Caledon, ON. The athletes […]
When the horse community in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, learned of the devastating fire that destroyed Crosby Stables Monday, June 15th, they immediately rallied in support. Firefighters from the Windsor, Wolfville, Hantsport, Brooklyn and Summerville fire departments, battled the blaze, which was reported at 7:10 a.m. Due to the rural location, and lack of hydrants, water […]
A recent survey by the International Dressage Riders Club (IDRC) shows that a majority of dressage spectators consider subjectivity and lack of transparency in judging the biggest problems in modern international dressage. On February 6, 2015, the IDRC released an internet-based survey designed to determine how international equestrian enthusiasts perceive current issues in the sport […]
At the Colorado Horse Park (CHP) this past Sunday, beautiful weather brought grand competition in the $40,000 Kingsland Equestrian Grand Prix. Twenty-six horse and rider combinations contested the course, but ultimately it was Bjorn Ikast and his mount, Chestina Z, that claimed victory with an impressive jump-off time of 35.581 seconds. This was the second […]
The European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office released an audit report raising serious concerns about the reliability of controls on horses slaughtered in Canada for export of horsemeat to the EU. Amongst other things, the audit confirmed that it cannot be guaranteed that horses, particularly those exported from the US, have not been treated with […]
